Will Golfers Find Better Weather in Gwinnett This Week?
This year’s PGA tour has suffered from more rain than I remember in recent years. The February California swing got caught up in the torrential rains caused by El Nino, while March’s Florida swing saw delays from rain and thunderstorms there, including this weekend’s Player’s Championship, just south of Jacksonville, where they haven’t yet been able to complete the third round as of Sunday afternoon.
The last week in March brings the tour to Georgia, this week for the BellSouth Classic in Duluth, and next week for the Masters Tournament in Augusta. Will the weather be more cooperative than it’s been?
In the short run, any leftover rain we have on Monday won’t matter, because all the golfers will be in Ponte Vedra completing the Player’s Championship. Tuesday through Thursday will be warmer than normal, but fair, with highs in the mid 70s. The weather risk comes on Thursday night and Friday. A storm system now on the west coast will send showers and thunderstorms into our area, with the exact amount and timing unclear as of now. Some forecasts call for a chance of rain overnight on Thursday, then clearing on Friday, while others, notably the GFS, holding the storm until during the day on Friday, which would cause more problems for the tournament.
Next weekend looks like it will be mostly fair, with temperatures in the low to mid 70s for the end of the Classic. After another chance of rain on Monday, April 4th, the long-range Augusta forecast calls for rain again on the opening day of the Masters, and then sensible weather for the rest of the tournament.
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